Easter 2010

Apr 4, 2010 by Rochelle

Sorry for the unimaginative blog post title, I’m a little knackered after this jam packed weekend. Today, was Easter and it was a very nice day. I didn’t get it spend it with my whole family, which would have been awesome, but I did get to spend it with my mom, step-dad, Marissa, and Johnny. We had a really nice afternoon.

There was food….

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And there was lots of sitting around the table…

Easter 2010

And there was our traditional egg cracking game….

Which I have to tell you a side story about. My father’s side of the family has been playing this game forever. It’s traditional Lebanese or more likely Mediterranean, because it was in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. But it’s flat out a thing that most Malouffs do at Easter. Even Malouffs, that I’ve never met, who I’m not even really related to, like the Maalouf and Maloof families. And because of the wonder of Facebook, I’ve friended a few Malouffs that I’ve never met. There’s a million of them all over the world. Our crazy Lebanese clan is just everywhere. So, I saw this woman post about the game and it made me so happy. She also describes how it’s played.

Well, even without my dad here today, we played the game.

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Michael had the winning egg, which is one that Johnny decorated the night before. He beat Johnny to win. The irony!

And of course there was a lot of love….

Easter 2010

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Christmas recap

Dec 30, 2009 by Rochelle

Christmas was wonderful this year. Everything went as smoothly as possible, minus a little bit of a cold that tried to keep my down. I really celebrated the season this year with Christmas baking and buying my loved ones lots of excellent presents. In return, I got some wonderful things as well, which include a Kindle (my absolute favorite thing) and a Tassimo coffee maker.

Anyway, here are some photos from the holiday.

The Christmas Baking

I made my usual fudge, chocolate chip cookies, and tea cakes. I haven’t made tea cakes in years, and I’m so glad that I did. They were by far the highlight of all the goodies.

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My Christmas Tree

The tree with all the presents that gave.

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Pueblo for Christmas

I went to Pueblo, as usual, and had a wonderful time.

Here’s my mom’s tree.

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And here are some portraits I took of Marissa and Johnny.

Christmas 2009

We made a Mexican feast (another family tradition), and even made our own tamales! It was quite a feat!

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Dinner was awesome!

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And then I caught my cold! I went to bed that night with the shivers and I couldn’t get warm. I had a sheet right out of the dryer, an electric blanket, a comforter, and a quilt. Yet, I couldn’t get warm. That night was not so good, but I refused to let it deter me from a wonderful Christmas morning.

We woke up and had French Toast and coffee and then got to the business of opening presents.

Christmas 2009

Later, I went to my dad’s house to celebrate. We had more Mexican food (which is sort of hilarious that we’re all a bunch of white people…well, not hispanic so to speak). We had a fun time! Although, I must admit that my illness was trying to get the better of me.

Christmas 2009

It was another great Christmas! And the break from work was wonderful.

I also got a snuggie, some movies, some new pajamas, and some other heart felt gifts.

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It’s that special time of year

Dec 10, 2009 by Rochelle

I posted some of this pictures on Facebook, but I neglected to put them over here on the blog. Last weekend I got my Christmas decorations up. It’s always a bittersweet experience. Lots of memories from my past get exposed and some of them are great, others make me sad. But I guess that’s what this season is all about. Feeling a little more than you do the rest of the year.

So here’s some pictures….